Towel Drills Back in 2009!

Love the Cubs? Have an opinion? Want to express it in a forum read by dozens of Cubs fans on a bi-annual basis?
Then we're looking for you.

Hate getting paid to do stuff? Live in your parent's basement? Think you know more than everyone else, so much so that you create your own forum to prove it? Then we're also looking for you.

Towel Drills started last year as a way for a few friends to share their Cubs rants with even more friends. Somewhere along the line, you, Cubs Fan, started paying attention. Before long, Towel Drills was bigger than Jebus. And now we're asking for your help to continue to grow TD into the Blogawesomeosphere.

TD is looking to take on a few additional writers for the upcoming season. We need people who can commit to posting on a regular basis and who have access to post throughout the day. We're specifically seeking at least one "news man" who can post breaking Cubs news the segundo it drops. Freedom to also write about what interests you in relation to the Cubs we can offer. Any other form of payment, monetary, seshual, or other, we cannot (but only b/c the seshual thing is illegal).

If you're interested in trying your hand at blogging, hit us up at toweldrills@gmail.com. How you "apply" is up to you. Send us some writing, some ideas, an 8x10 glossy of Ronnie Woo Woo (please, don't), send bags of cash (please, do)-your call. We're looking forward to adding some talent to the staff and to continue making TD the best gosh darn TD it can be!

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This week's edition features a new addition, in that we are replacing Sean Gallagher with news on Rich Hill. Off we go...IowaRich Hill-Hill pitched in his first I-Cubs game, throwing 5 innings of 2 run ball. The good news was he actually pitched 5 innings and that he only walked one. The 7 hits he gave up were a little concerning, but one start isn't going to decide anything.Kevin Hart-Hart wasn't on the list until now, because he was on the Big Boy Club. Hart has been starting for Iowa, stretching out his arm. He has only thrown 6 and 2/3 innings in his two starts, giving up 2 runs. But his WHIP is 0.90 and he has 8/1 K to walk ratio.Bonus-Hector Carassco made his I-Cubs debut (seem's to be a theme in this week's ATAtM). Inning, 1 run, 2 walks.TenesseeTyler Colvin-Colvin's numbers are still down, hitting a mere .231 (down .005 from last week) and his K total is up to 36 in 34 games.Jeff ND-Samardzija's ERA is down .33 from last week. Through 36+ innings, he's only yielded 1 HR.Donnie Veal-Veal ERA's is up a quarter of a point, but still is a good 2.67. A little concerning is that he is lasting less than 5 innings a start. May be just the early season and getting the guys up to speed, but we'll see how that continues.Bonus-Grant Johnson, a second round pick of the Cubs, was moved to AA after one appearance in Daytona (coming off the DL). He threw one inning, walking two. Seems to be a theme among AA pitchers.DaytonaTony Thomas-Thomas had a rough week and his BA suffered. It dropped over 30 points and he had 15 K's.Jose Ceda-Ceda's ERA is on the rise, up nearly half a run since last week. On the positive side, he is striking out more than a batter an inning.

Bonus-Grant Johnson pitched a perfect frame in his 2 days with Daytona.

PeoriaJosh Donaldson-Donaldson continues to rebound form a slow start and his BA is finally over the Mendoza line, at .202. 3 RBI's this week. He also has 4 SB's in 5 tries.

Josh Vitters-Vitters was sent back to Extended Spring Training after only about 10 days in Peoria.

Bonus-Jovan Rosa, a 22nd round draft pick in 2006 as a draft and follow player, has 28 hits in 99 AB's, good for a solid .283 average. But in his 28 hits, half of them have been for extra bases, including 12 doubles.